As-directed hire
Private driver Paris by the hour — your schedule, our flexibility
Hourly hire places a private chauffeur in Paris at your service for a set duration. The vehicle stays nearby between each stop — parked, reachable in two minutes — turning a full day of meetings across the city into something considerably more manageable than chasing taxis between appointments.
How it works
You provide a start time, an approximate end time, and your first pickup address. From there, everything runs in real time. Coming out of a meeting in Neuilly and heading to the Marais? A message to your driver and the route is organised. Need to stop at a hotel to drop off documents? No app to open, no procedure. The driver adjusts immediately.
The meter does not run while you are in your meeting. Waiting time is included in the hourly rate — you pay for the agreed duration regardless of how many addresses you visit within that window.
Available formats
4 hours
Half-day
Ideal for a morning of client meetings or an afternoon of events. Typically covers 2 to 4 addresses.
8 hours
Full day
The most popular format for delegation tours, client visits and trade show days across Paris.
Tailored
Multi-day
For delegations staying in Paris several days. Same driver, same vehicle, full continuity.
Who uses as-directed hire in Paris
Hourly hire is particularly popular with executive directors who have back-to-back meetings across Paris, foreign delegations on institutional visits, families who want to explore the city without worrying about taxis between each museum, and premium travel agencies building bespoke itineraries for their clients.
A Paris private driver for the day frequently works out cheaper than booking individual rides throughout a full schedule — and the comfort of having the same warm vehicle with your belongings still inside between appointments is simply not comparable to a series of separate rides.